How did he get here?: Drafted, 21st Round (2009)
Stats: 5'11", 175 lbs, Bats/Throws: L/R
Age as of April 1, 2010: 22
Splits!
| Split | ABs | BA/OBP/SLG | K:BB | XBH-RBI |
| Season | 202 | .267/.351/.322 | 52:23 | 11-11 |
| vs LHP | 60 | .350/.391/.383 | 8:3 | 2-4 |
| vs RHP | 142 | .232/.335/.296 | 44:20 | 9-7 |
| Home | 94 | .266/.343/.319 | 24:9 | 5-4 |
| Away | 108 | .269/.358/.324 | 28:14 | 6-7 |
| Bases Empty | 119 | .286/.380/.345 | 32:16 | 7-0 |
| Runners On | 83 | .241/.308/.289 | 20:7 | 4-11 |
| w/RISP | 53 | .245/.333/.302 | 13:6 | 3-10 |
| June | 13 | .077/.250/.077 | 6:3 | 0-0 |
| July | 76 | .211/.310/.250 | 22:9 | 3-2 |
| August | 95 | .358/.408/.442 | 18:7 | 8-8 |
| September | 18 | .167/.318/.167 | 6:4 | 0-1 |
K:BB Ratio: 2.26
K/PA %: 22.2%
XBH/H %: 20.4%
Butera spent 35 games at 2B, committing two errors in 186 chances for a .989 Fld%, and 24 games at SS, making six errors in 111 chances for a .946 Fld%. He did play two games at 3B and one in RF. He also stole 16 bases in 19 tries for a 84.2% success rate.
Butera, whose father played in the Boston organization, is a Louisiana boy drafted out of Boston College. He absolutely killed lefties, struggled in June and July, and smoked it in August before cooling off to end the season (.200/.317/.229 in his last ten games of the season). He doesn't strikeout terribly often, and all of his extra-base hits were doubles, but it will be interesting to see him in a full season.
